What color is #373C11?

#373C11 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #373C11?

The RGB value is 55, 60, 17: 55 red, 60 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #373C11?

The complementary color is #16113C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #373C11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#373C11 color

#373C11 rgb(55, 60, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #373C11 is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 21.6% red, 23.5% green and 6.7% blue (55, 60, 17).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 56% saturation and 15% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Dark Olive (#373E02), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#373C11 color codes

HEX	`#373C11`
RGB	`rgb(55, 60, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(21.6%, 23.5%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 56%, 15%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 72%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 72%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23.95, -9.2, 25.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23.95, 26.69, 110.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.293, 4.084, 1.145)`
Decimal	`3619857`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #373C11, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #373C11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#373C11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #373C11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #373c11; }
.text { color: #373c11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #373c11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(55 60 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #373c11, #213c11); }

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Questions

What color is #373C11?: #373C11 is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dark Olive. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #373C11?: The RGB value is 55, 60, 17: 55 red, 60 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #373C11?: The complementary color is #16113C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #373C11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.82:1 and white text 11.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.